Former PM John Major joins Gina Miller’s move to stop prorogation

High-profile City figure Miller slams ‘cynical and cowardly’ prorogation of Parliament to push through Brexit

Former British Prime Minister John Major
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Chris Newlands

August 29, 2019 10:17 am GMT

The former UK prime minister John Major has joined forces with Gina Miller, the prominent anti-Brexit campaigner and City wealth manager, in a bid to prevent Boris Johnson suspending Parliament.

The move comes amid the rising backlash against current PM Johnson's plans to shut down Parliament— known as proroguing — between September 10 and mid October. The move is widely seen as a means to frustrate the plans of opposition parties to prevent a no deal Brexit on October 31.